New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
SIR DIXON WINS THE SELECT
FITzJAMEs GETS SECOND PLACE.


rrhe seect stakes Monmouth Park yesterday proved
IN the clearest possible way that the Junior Champion
was .guke Of the worst sort. for although kingnsh
was well backed by the Dryers and the stable had no
excuse for him. although he has several good races
this year the mud although he got of near the front
and was ridden with all McIaughlins usual skill he
could not stand the pace which Mr. withers's Cadence
lilly and Emperor of Norfolk set from the fall of the flag
Mr. Baldwin sent Emperor Of Norfolk down from Sara
toga in the confident expectation of winning this
The Emperor bay colt OF great power and substance
heavily covered with muscle hut not coarse or
sluggish He kept the place OF favorte all through the
betting Kingfishf holding second position and Fitz
James third. Captain Sam" Browns colt Kemptoh
Unexpectedly announced starter at the tracX
and found hackers But he got of badly ana is
huge. strong colt with ambition, although ne mas
shown speed In private work. and little Churcn
could not get him to extend hlmsen aV Sii' n'"o'
Kempton was always among the last three Mr. haggln
sent TO the post Virgil colt named vengeance tnaI nao
run only once-at Chicago where ne was seconu W
Bertha He displays fne lines and high qus'y pu' Is
st raw aud green and with Lttleed In the saddle re-
manned in humble position throughout the journey.
Green Morrs's handsome colt, Sir Dixon, elegant ana
r.tocratie "a always was almost overlooked in the bet
ting though third place IN the Junior Champion and
mia success In the Camden stakes ought to have gained
him some respect
The start was prompt and good Now Mover and the
Cadence lilly getting little in front of Emperor OF
perors saddle. Murphy on the avorte and he had
made up his mind to get away from knghsh (whom
Mr. Badw in loosed upon as the Enpsrors most danger
rival quickly possible and not give McLaugh-
Lin any TO take things easily on his colt The result
was that Mclaughlin. instead Of keeping knghsn
under gentle pull for the first hamiie as he ala IN
the Junior Champion was nard at work riding hn at
the end of the first quarter and forced to keep busy
20 the close. he Cadence y, Ftzjames and Emperor
of Norfolk the leading three in that order for
quarter On the lower turn the Cadence hly Sill
tep her lead Emperor of Norfolk took second place.
molly pressed by Fitzjames and Now or Never. Nc
Iaughlln by great effort got Kingish close up to Now
or Never and Fitzames, but Sir Dixon was moving mp
rapidIy. AS they swung into the hohestretch the
Cadence FLY still leading by half length Emperor
of Norfolk second only neck before Sir Dixon VINO was
n head before Fitzlames. Klngfish was. here beaten
beyond and all McLaughlins tremendous
dr. wing nothing with him. Emperor OF Norfolk
was also In trouble Murphy said after the that The
Emperor well until he reached the head OF the home
stretch where he began to wabble and slip in the mud
The colt has tremendous stride, and while he ran an
excellent race at Saratoga in heavy mud, beating the
fast colt Leland in canter. while conceding him
seven pounds Select plain that II the pace Is
fast for the first the Emperor cannot do himself
Justice in deep mud Yet In the homestretch he is a
superb colt, IL he beaten in the Select At the
furlong post Sir Dixon and Fitzjames, both ridden
vigorously deprived the Cadence tlly of the lead. Sir
a Jockey could do. Sir Di, won rather easily by
length Fitzjames second, two lengths before the
Cadence dlly. My Own showed some speed In the mud
at the finish and In fourth. kingtsh was poor
fifth Now or Never sixth, and Emperor of Norfolk sew.
enth pulled up when beaten.
The winner OF the Select Stakes who has now proved
bis title to rank among the best half dozen two year-ods
In America, was described these columns when he
won the Camden Stakes. He is a handsome dark bay
colt by Billet Of JacOnet rather small and light In
frame but most symmctrically and elegantly put to-
geter and altogether OF the most fascinating young
colts appearance aud action to be found any where
He receipt of five pounds from F1tzames yester
iay, and five pounds tells In deep mud, especially when
no rse races all the way from the start fitzJames
did This contest not needed to decide Fitz Jamess
splendid quality. He is most courageous bold and reso
lutte and fails to do his utmost when called upon
He would have been placed in the Junior Champion but
that got off in the track and crossed and inter
fered with at every turn.
Sir Dixon was bought at the Runnymede yearliDg sale
of 1856 by W. s. Barnes, the head of the Melbourne
Stable and of Gact At the sale Of Mr.. Barness
horses last autumn Sir Dixon was Knocked down to
Green B. Morris for $500. The colt was named Sir
Dixon by Mr. Barnes after friend OF his III Kansas City,
Billie Dixon. Mr.. Morris proposed TO change the
aamc, but Mr.. Barnes gave him a barrel of Pepper
Ghskey seven years DID, inducensnt not TO alter
It. The soft, mellow old whiskey mciowod tie Morris
heart as well the Morris stomach. aud Billie -
Dixons will laundering down the ages In asso
siatlon with the handsome winner Of the Select
Stakes.
1t great day for gaunt old Green Morris. whose
once stalwArt sturdy form Is bent 10y age and
by wasting sickness but whose youthful nres are not yet
srent when he takes up the handling Of blood horses
Neither his right hand his left has forgotten its
ang when the task OF sending racehorse 10 the post
IN perfect condition is upon him. lie carried on the
Select Stakes with Sir Dixon and the fourth race with
Pill Lee. But he ought To have scored SUCCESS
vith Phil Lee, Estrellas failure wholly Isaac
Murpnys fault and Estellas More disgracsul md
Ing than that OF MurDys on ILLS mare nds nov ueeu seen
at Monmouth this year
The wild Western stable of the mining Prospector. j.
D. Morrssey captured the first race with Banburg and
.he Monmouth Handicap with KalOolah. Conneinars
the svorte in the first but failed TO get place
ler last previous good, and she won then
with such impressive ease that almost every one hoped
and believed that she would nov resume Ie place wsIn
training But yesterdays running shattered all such
but she trusted with safety and while she
may conspicuOusy IN good company one day she
canter few days later Bauburs, ridden by Garrison.
was second choce. Esqunau. ridden by Michael Don
buried from Ching to the Judges stand and
charged that Esquau had fonled hamburg twice IN the
struck each other but that Bsnburg had suffered any
msa was any more in fault than hamburg not
wholly clear. Nevertheless as Donohue made no SANS
msS and gave the race 10 Bsnburg his was highly
popular decision and was greeted with much appIau'e
and cheering. by this chabge that ne1picssoIy isei
able and contemplate beast TbcOdosus was moved up
from third place TO second, which was the truly mourn
full feature OF the affair That such shameful Garlic
ture of thOrou ghbred should get place is shock
the soul of every honorable thurman or course hte
Iittlehed rode Milton badly. He was sure to 40 tn
is conceivable that trainers and jockeys Will ever get
sufcient TO the seevident fact that
the one absolutely certain TO prevent sulRy aud
eowardy horse. who has speed from winning race is TO
pull him and enrase him for three-quarters OF the
Tourney and then call him He can always be de-
pended upon refuse try then And yet the ingenious
Mr. Higgins already TO have forgotten how the
Suburban As by Eurus and TO have made his
mind that EurLs he ridden under pull for mile
In Ill races. This method invariably succeeds In
bringing Eurus TO brilliant stop when lie is called
upon g.
The Morissey stable brought Kaooah down from Sara
Soga expressly to win the Monmouth Handicap. and
never had any doubt OF the result She easily and
though Rupert challenged boldly three furlODgs from the
end she shook him on In the honestretch The weight
and distance stopped Dry Monopoe IN the deep mud,
and Ten Booker would never try Barnum looked stale
and ran as II he needed rest sadly.
More ridiculous stuff has been written about Isaac
Murphy's wonderful riding than about any other
Jockey whom America ever saw. He Is not at all won,